Data as of .
XDTE vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.5% of its price in cash against YYY’s 12.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XDTE scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XDTE and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XDTE | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% | |
| Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% | |
| Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% | |
| Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XDTE | YYY | XDTE | YYY | XDTE | YYY | |
| 3 months | +2.5% | −2.5% | 5.1% | 3.1% | +0.3 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +14.9% | +4.7% | 10.6% | 6.5% | −3.1 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | +15.6% | +3.4% | 26.5% | 12.1% | −1.0 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +45.9% | +117.8% | 59.5% | 112.4% | −6.9 pts | −519.1 pts |
| XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Amplify |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.2% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.5% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −13.4% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.0 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 925 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $336m | $702m |
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, XDTE or YYY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.1%, so XDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, XDTE or YYY?
- With every distribution reinvested, XDTE returned +15.6% and YYY returned +3.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, XDTE or YYY?
- XDTE charges 0.97% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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